Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
July 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1977 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 8, Chicago White Sox 11

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 5 2 2 3
McRae dh 5 2 3 1
Otis cf 4 1 0 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 5 1 1 2
Zdeb lf 3 0 0 1
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 1 0 0
White 2b 4 1 2 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 6 0 3 0
Bannister ss 5 1 2 2
Orta 2b 4 1 1 1
Zisk rf 4 1 2 2
Johnson dh 3 1 2 0
  Gamble ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 2 1
Lemon cf 4 3 3 2
Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 0
Essian c 0 1 0 0
  Stillman ph 0 0 0 0
  Downing ph,c 1 0 1 2
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 17 10
Kansas City 300 030 200891
Chicago 006 000 41x11171
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler   2.1 7 4 4 1 0
  Mingori   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Littell  L (5-4) 1.2 1 4 3 4 2
  Gura   2.0 5 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
17
11
10
7
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec   6.0 7 8 5 2 3
  LaGrow   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Hamilton  W (2-3) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
5
5
4

  E–Patek (23), Bannister (24).  DP–Kansas City 2, Chicago 2.  PB–Essian (5).  2B–Kansas City McRae (32,off Kravec); Brett (19,off Kravec); Cowens (22,off Hamilton), Chicago Zisk (13,off Hassler); Lemon (25,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (16,1st inning off Kravec 1 on, 2 out); Brett (7,5th inning off Kravec 2 on, 1 out), Chicago Lemon (12,3rd inning off Mingori 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Cowens (4,by Kravec); Zisk (2,by Mingori); Gamble (2,by Littell).  SF–Spencer (4,off Mingori); Downing (3,off Gura).  IBB–Soderholm (4,by Gura).  SB–Patek (33,2nd base off Kravec/Essian).  HBP–Mingori (1,Zisk); Littell (1,Gamble); Kravec (4,Cowens).  IBB–Gura (3,Soderholm).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–3:15.  A–45,919.
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